All United Kingdom articles – Page 602
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ArticleIllegal immigrants 'could cause fruit and veg shortage'
Truckloads of imported fruit and veg are being destroyed if a migrant is found inside a transportation vehicle, MPs have heard
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ArticleSpar poaches Iceland head of buying
Brigid Davidson has joined Spar wholesaler A.F.Blakemore & Son as trading director
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ArticleJane King takes the reins at AHDB
Agri-journalist Jane King appointed as CEO of Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, replacing Tom Taylor
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ArticleDried fruit business booms at Besana
The supplier continues to build demand for innovative products that meet consumer demand for health and convenience
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ArticleGecko found in Sainsbury’s broccoli
Family allowed to keep ‘Broc’ as family pet while retailer stresses broccoli is ‘thoroughly inspected’ at point of harvest
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ArticleSales surge for cavolo nero
Waitrose sees sales of the veg also known as 'Tuscan kale' rise by nearly 350 per cent, and tips it for even greater heights in 2015
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ArticleO’live stars in Whole Foods window
G’s Fresh brand O'Live Organic features in premium London retailer’s first-ever produce window in January marketing push
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ArticleGovernment toasts record-breaking cherry growers
Environment secretary Liz Truss says scale of change in the fruit’s fortunes has provided significant boost to the UK economy
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ArticleJuice firm's exports rise 60 per cent
Belvoir Fruit Farms doubled US customers during 2014 while UK-produced apple and orange juice exports rake in £35m
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ArticleOliver persuades Asda to launch wonky veg range
Retailer launches first standalone range of misshapen produce after Jamie Oliver flags it up as part of new series
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ArticleNFU Scotland names food policy manager
John Armour will meet Christine Tacon as one of his first duties as representative of farmers in the supply chain
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ArticleStudents to grow lettuce on Mars
Pioneering project is among 10 other university projects to be included as payload on an unmanned Mars One craft
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ArticleChris Redfern: The economic winners of 2014
Moneycorp's Chris Redfern on which currencies saw out the year on a high and why the pound has gone from strength to strength
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ArticleTesco axes sweets and chocolates from all checkouts
Dried fruit among the items set to replace 'unhealthy' foods as retailer works to help customers lead healthier lives
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ArticlePomegranates enjoy Xmas sales spike
Sales of exotic fruit up 15 per cent, with a number of celebrity chefs featuring pomegranates as part of festive recipes
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Peter Kendall to be knighted
Former NFU president and current AHDB chairman Peter Kendall receives ultimate royal honour for services to agriculture
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ArticleYes Peas! polishes its diamond status
The British Growers Association launches a fresh website for the campaign's 10th anniversary of promoting frozen peas
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ArticleWeetabix launches 'eat fruit' campaign
The £5.5m initiative will be supported by the likes of Asda, which will sticker fruits using the campaign's Weetabuddies name
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ArticleDefra supports £1m project to find peat alternative
The HDC, Defra and key industry partners fund major project to ease dependence on peat and find sustainable alternative
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ArticleApple growers fork out £250k for campaign
English apple industry aiming to boost demand for dessert apples with new website, social media, and consumer-facing advertising